Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Willis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willis listed first.
- Ko Ko
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Dancyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Eurekaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Hillville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Stanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Chapel is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chapel
- Brownsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yum Yum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yum Yum is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yum Yum
- Vildo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Keeling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Hatchie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hatchie is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie
- Ina ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Whiteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Wellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
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- Belle Eagle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belle Eagle is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Eagle
- Mason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Denmark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jones
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones is located in Haywood County
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- Rudolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rudolph is located in Haywood County
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- Orysa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orysa is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orysa
- Lambert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Nutbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Uptonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Uptonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Willis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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